}}{{tnr}}'''George Miller''' (b. May 17, 1945) is a [[Democratic]] member of the [[U.S. House]] representing [[California's 11th congressional district]]. Miller was first elected to the House in 1974.

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}}{{tnr}}'''George Miller''' (b. May 17, 1945, in Richmond, California) is a [[Democratic]] member of the [[U.S. House]] representing [[California's 11th Congressional District]]. Miller was first elected to the House in 1974.

Miller began his political career as a legislative assistant to the Senate Majority Leader of the [[California State Senate]]. He worked in that position from 1969 until his election to the U.S. House in 1974.

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Miller is set to run for [[U.S. Congress elections, 2014|re-election]] to the [[U.S. House elections, 2014|U.S. House]] in 2014.

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Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by ''GovTrack'', Miller is a "[[GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking|far-left Democratic leader]]".<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/george_miller/400278 ''Gov Track'' "Miller" Accessed May 16, 2012]</ref>

==Career==

==Career==

Below is an abbreviated outline of Miller's academic, professional and political career:<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m000725 ''Biographical Director of the United States Congress'' "George Miller," Accessed November 2, 2011]</ref>

Below is an abbreviated outline of Miller's academic, professional and political career:<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m000725 ''Biographical Director of the United States Congress'' "George Miller," Accessed November 2, 2011]</ref>

{{Oppose vote}} Miller voted against HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/votes/45512#.UjdO8j9-q1c ''Project Vote Smart,'' "HR 1960 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013]</ref>

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=====DHS Appropriations=====

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{{Oppose vote}} Miller voted against HR 2217 - the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 that was largely along party lines.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/votes/44545#.UjdO9j9-q1c ''Project Vote Smart,'' "HR 2217 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014 - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013]</ref>

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=====CISPA (2013)=====

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{{Oppose vote}} Miller voted against HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill would allow federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities. The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/votes/43791#.UjdO-j9-q1c ''Project Vote Smart,'' "HR 624 - CISPA (2013) - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013]</ref>

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====Economy====

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=====Government shutdown=====

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:: ''See also: [[United States budget debate, 2013]]''

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On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll504.xml ''Clerk of the U.S. House,'' "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013]</ref> At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. [[Harry Reid]] rejected the call to conference.<ref>[http://www.buzzfeed.com/katenocera/government-shutdown-how-we-got-here?bffb ''Buzzfeed'', "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013]</ref> Miller voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll504.xml ''Clerk of the U.S. House,'' "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013]</ref>

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{{support vote}} The shutdown finally ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funds the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by [[United States Senate|Senate Democrats]] was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-effort-to-end-fiscal-crisis-collapses-leaving-senate-to-forge-last-minute-solution/2013/10/16/1e8bb150-364d-11e3-be86-6aeaa439845b_story_1.html ''The Washington Post'', "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013]</ref> The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from [[Republican]] members. Miller voted for HR 2775.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll550.xml ''U.S. House,'' "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013]</ref>

{{Oppose vote}} Miller voted against House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain illegal aliens residing in the United States.<ref>[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:hamdt136: ''The Library of Congress,'' "H.AMDT.136," accessed September 16, 2013]</ref> The vote largely followed party lines.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/votes/44693#.UjdQYz9-q1c ''Project Vote Smart,'' "H Amdt 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013]</ref>

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====Healthcare====

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=====Health Care Reform Rules=====

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{{Neutral vote}} Miller did not vote on House Amendment 450 - Requires Congressional Approval for Any Rules Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The amendment was adopted by the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 227-185. The amendment requires that all changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be approved by Congress before taking effect. The vote was largely along party lines.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/votes/45799#.UjdQtz9-q1c ''Project Votesmart,'' "H Amdt 450 - Requires Congressional Approval for Any Rules Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013]</ref>

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====Social issues====

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=====Abortion=====

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{{Oppose vote}} Miller voted against HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The resolution passed the House on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 228 - 196 that largely followed party lines. The purpose of the bill is to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/votes/45098#.UjdRJz9-q1c ''Project Vote Smart,'' "HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013]</ref>

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====Previous congressional sessions====

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=====Fiscal Cliff=====

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Miller voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 172 Democrats that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll659.xml ''U.S. House'' "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.]</ref>

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Miller voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was 1 of 172 Democrats that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll659.xml ''U.S. House'' "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.]</ref>

Miller is set to run for [[U.S. Congress elections, 2014|re-election]] to the [[U.S. House elections, 2014|U.S. House]] in 2014. If he runs, he will compete in the [[blanket primary]] on June 3, 2013. {{Nov2014genelection}}

Miller won re-election in the [[U.S. Congress elections, 2012|2012 election]] for the [[U.S. House elections, 2012|U.S. House]], representing [[United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2012|California's]] [[California's 11th congressional district elections, 2012|11th District]] as a [[Democrat]].<ref name="cnnr"/> He was displaced from [[California's 7th congressional district elections, 2012|the 7th district]] by redistricting. He and [[Virginia Fuller]] (R) advanced past the June 5, 2012, [[blanket primary]], defeating [[John Fitzgerald]] (D) and [[Cheryl Sudduth]] (D). They faced off in the November 6, 2012, general election.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/2012-elections/june-primary/pdf/june-2012-candidates-list.pdf California Secretary of State, Official candidate list]</ref><ref>[http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-congress/district/all/ Unofficial election results]</ref>

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Miller won re-election in the [[U.S. Congress elections, 2012|2012 election]] for the [[U.S. House elections, 2012|U.S. House]], representing [[United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2012|California's]] [[California's 11th Congressional District elections, 2012|11th District]] as a [[Democrat]].<ref name="cnnr"/> He was displaced from [[California's 7th Congressional District elections, 2012|the 7th District]] by redistricting. He and [[Virginia Fuller]] (R) advanced past the [[blanket primary]] on June 5, 2012, defeating [[John Fitzgerald]] (D) and [[Cheryl Sudduth]] (D). Miller then defeated Fuller in the general election on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/2012-elections/june-primary/pdf/june-2012-candidates-list.pdf California Secretary of State, Official candidate list]</ref><ref>[http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-congress/district/all/ Unofficial election results]</ref>

[[File:George Miller Donors 2012.JPG|right|375px|thumb|Breakdown of the source of Miller's campaign funds before the 2012 election.]]

[[File:George Miller Donors 2012.JPG|right|375px|thumb|Breakdown of the source of Miller's campaign funds before the 2012 election.]]

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Miller won re-election to the [[U.S. House]] in 2012. During that election cycle, Miller's campaign committee raised a total of $743,547 and spent $891,945.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00007390&cycle=2012 ''Open Secrets'' "George Miller 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed February 20, 2013]</ref>

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Miller won re-election to the [[U.S. House]] in 2012. During that election cycle, Miller's campaign committee raised a total of $743,547 and spent $891,945.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00007390&cycle=2012 ''Open Secrets'' "George Miller 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed February 20, 2013]</ref> This is less than the average $1.5 million spent by House winners in 2012.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2013/06/2012-overview.html ''Open Secrets,'' "Election 2012: The Big Picture Shows Record Cost of Winning a Seat in Congress," June 19, 2013]</ref>

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by ''GovTrack'', Miller is a "[[GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking|far-left Democratic leader]]" as of June 2013.<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/george_miller/400278 ''Gov Track'' "George Miller," Accessed June 7 2013]</ref>

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===Like-minded colleagues===

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The website ''OpenCongress'' tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.<ref>[http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/400278_George_Miller ''OpenCongress,'' "George Miller," Accessed July 31, 2013]</ref>

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===Lifetime voting record===

===Lifetime voting record===

::''See also: [[Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

::''See also: [[Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

According to the website ''GovTrack,'' Miller missed 1,709 of 22,905 roll call votes from January 1975 to March 2013. This amounts to 7.5%, which is worse than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/george_miller/400278 ''GovTrack,'' "George Miller," Accessed April 2, 2013]</ref>

According to the website ''GovTrack,'' Miller missed 1,709 of 22,905 roll call votes from January 1975 to March 2013. This amounts to 7.5%, which is worse than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/george_miller/400278 ''GovTrack,'' "George Miller," Accessed April 2, 2013]</ref>

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===Congressional Staff Salaries===

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===Congressional staff salaries===

::''See also: [[Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

::''See also: [[Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

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The website ''Legistorm'' compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Miller paid his congressional staff a total of $1,102,577 in 2011. He ranked 52nd on the list of the highest paid Democratic Representative Staff Salaries and he ranked 65th overall of the highest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, [[California]] ranked 5th in average salary for representative staff. The average [[U.S. House of Representatives]] congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.<ref>[http://www.legistorm.com/member/381/Rep_George_Miller.html LegiStorm "George Miller"]</ref>

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The website ''Legistorm'' compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Miller paid his congressional staff a total of $1,102,577 in 2011. He ranked 52nd on the list of the highest paid Democratic representative staff salaries and ranked 65th overall of the highest paid representative staff salaries in 2011. Overall, [[California]] ranked 5th in average salary for representative staff. The average [[U.S. House of Representatives]] congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.<ref>[http://www.legistorm.com/member/381/Rep_George_Miller.html LegiStorm "George Miller"]</ref>

===Net worth===

===Net worth===

:: ''See also: [[Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

:: ''See also: [[Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

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Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics'', Miller's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $273,013 and $1,111,999. That averages to $692,506, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2011 of $5,107,874. His average net worth increased by 3.67% from 2010.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00007390&year=2011 ''OpenSecrets.org'', "Miller, (D-Cali), 2011"]</ref>

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Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org'', Miller's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $273,013 and $1,111,999. That averages to $692,506, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic representatives in 2011 of $5,107,874. His average net worth increased by 3.67% from 2010.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00007390&year=2011 ''OpenSecrets.org'', "Miller, (D-Cali), 2011"]</ref>

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Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics'', Miller's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $259,013 and $1,076,999. That averages to $668,006, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00007390&year=2010 ''OpenSecrets.org'', "Miller, (D-Cali), 2010"]</ref>

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Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org'', Miller's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $259,013 and $1,076,999. That averages to $668,006, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00007390&year=2010 ''OpenSecrets.org'', "Miller, (D-Cali), 2010"]</ref>

===National Journal vote ratings===

===National Journal vote ratings===

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:: ''See also: [[National Journal vote ratings]]''

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Each year ''National Journal'' publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Miller ranked 30th in the liberal rankings.<ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/voteratings2011/searchable-vote-ratings-tables-house-20120223 ''National Journal,'' "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012]</ref>

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Each year ''National Journal'' publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Miller ranked 30th in the liberal rankings.<ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/voteratings2011/searchable-vote-ratings-tables-house-20120223 ''National Journal,'' "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012]</ref>

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Miller began his political career as a legislative assistant to the Senate Majority Leader of the California State Senate. He worked in that position from 1969 until his election to the U.S. House in 1974.

2011-2012

Issues

Legislative actions

113th Congress

The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 114 out of the 3,036 introduced bills (3.8 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[6] For more information pertaining to Miller's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[7]

National security

American response in Syria

On August 29, 2013, more than 50 HouseDemocrats signed a letter written by CaliforniaRep.Barbara Lee that called for a congressional resolution on strikes, and cautioned that the dire situation in Syria "should not draw us into an unwise war—especially without adhering to our constitutional requirements."[8][9] The letter also called on the Obama administration to work with the U.N. Security Council “to build international consensus” condemning the alleged use of chemical weapons. Miller was one of the 50 Democrats in the House to sign the letter.[8][9]

NDAA

Miller voted against HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.[10]

DHS Appropriations

Miller voted against HR 2217 - the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 that was largely along party lines.[11]

CISPA (2013)

Miller voted against HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill would allow federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities. The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.[12]

Economy

Government shutdown

On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[13] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[14] Miller voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[15]

The shutdown finally ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funds the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[16] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Miller voted for HR 2775.[17]

Federal Pay Adjustment Act

Miller voted against HR 273 - Eliminates the 2013 Statutory Pay Adjustment for Federal Employees. The bill passed the House on February 15, 2013, with a vote of 261 - 154. The bill would prevent a 0.5% pay increase for all federal workers from taking effect, saving the federal government $11 billion over 10 years.[18]

Immigration

Morton Memos Prohibition

Miller voted against House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain illegal aliens residing in the United States.[19] The vote largely followed party lines.[20]

Healthcare

Health Care Reform Rules

Miller did not vote on House Amendment 450 - Requires Congressional Approval for Any Rules Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The amendment was adopted by the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 227-185. The amendment requires that all changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be approved by Congress before taking effect. The vote was largely along party lines.[21]

Social issues

Abortion

Miller voted against HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The resolution passed the House on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 228 - 196 that largely followed party lines. The purpose of the bill is to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.[22]

Previous congressional sessions

Fiscal Cliff

Miller voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was 1 of 172 Democrats that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.[23]

2010

On November 2, 2010, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Rick Tubbs (R) in the general election.[26]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 2010

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

68.3%

122,435

Republican

Rick Tubbs

31.7%

56,764

Total Votes

179,199

Full history

To view the full congressional electoral history for George Miller, click [show] to expand the section.

2008

On November 4, 2008, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Roger Allen Petersen (R), Bill Callison (P&F) and Camden McConnell (L) in the general election.[27]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 2008

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

72.8%

170,962

Republican

Roger Allen Petersen

21.8%

51,166

Peace and Freedom

Bill Callison

2.9%

6,695

Libertarian

Camden McConnell

2.5%

5,950

Total Votes

234,773

2006

On November 7, 2006, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Camden McConnell (L) in the general election.[28]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 2006

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

84%

118,000

Libertarian

Camden McConnell

16%

22,486

Total Votes

140,486

2004

On November 2, 2004, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Charles Hargrave (R) in the general election.[29]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 2004

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

76.1%

166,831

Republican

Charles Hargrave

23.9%

52,446

Total Votes

219,277

2002

On November 5, 2002, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Charles Hargrave (R) and Scott Wilson (L) in the general election.[30]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 2002

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

70.7%

97,849

Republican

Charles Hargrave

26.4%

36,584

Libertarian

Scott Wilson

2.8%

3,943

Total Votes

138,376

2000

On November 7, 2000, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Christopher Hoffman (R) and Martin Sproul (Natural Law) in the general election.[31]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 2000

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

76.5%

159,692

Republican

Christopher Hoffman

21.1%

44,154

Natural Law

Martin Sproul

2.4%

4,943

Total Votes

208,789

1998

On November 3, 1998, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Norman Reece (R) in the general election.[32]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1998

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

76.7%

125,842

Republican

Norman Reece

23.3%

38,290

Total Votes

164,132

1996

On November 5, 1996, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Norman Reece (R), William Thompson (Reform) and Bob Liatunick (Natural Law) in the general election.[33]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1996

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

71.8%

137,089

Republican

Norman Reece

22.3%

42,542

Reform

William Thompson

3.6%

6,866

Natural Law

Bob Liatunick

2.3%

4,420

Total Votes

190,917

1994

On November 8, 1994, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Charles Hughes (R) and William Callison (P&F) in the general election.[34]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1994

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

69.7%

116,105

Republican

Charles Hughes

27.4%

45,698

Peace and Freedom

William Callison

2.9%

4,798

Total Votes

166,601

1992

On November 3, 1992, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Dave Scholl (R) and David Franklin (P&F) in the general election.[35]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1992

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

70.3%

153,320

Republican

Dave Scholl

25.1%

54,822

Peace and Freedom

David Franklin

4.5%

9,840

Total Votes

217,982

1990

On November 6, 1990, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Roger Payton (R) in the general election.[36]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1990

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

60.5%

121,080

Republican

Roger Payton

39.5%

79,031

Total Votes

200,111

1988

On November 8, 1988, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jean Last (R) in the general election.[37]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1988

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

68.4%

170,006

Republican

Jean Last

31.6%

78,478

Total Votes

248,484

1986

On November 4, 1986, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Rosemary Thakar (R) in the general election.[38]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1986

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

66.6%

124,174

Republican

Rosemary Thakar

33.4%

62,379

Total Votes

186,553

1984

On November 6, 1984, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Rosemary Thakar (R) in the general election.[39]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1984

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

66.7%

158,306

Republican

Rosemary Thakar

33.3%

78,985

Total Votes

237,291

1982

On November 2, 1982, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Paul Vallely (R), Rich Newell (L) and Terry Wells (American Independent) in the general election.[40]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1982

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

67.2%

126,952

Republican

Paul Vallely

30.2%

56,960

Libertarian

Rich Newell

1.5%

2,752

American Independent

Terry Wells

1.2%

2,205

Total Votes

188,869

1980

On November 4, 1980, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Giles St. Clair (R), Steve Snow (L) and Thomas J. Thompson (American Independent) in the general election.[41]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1980

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

63.3%

142,044

Republican

Giles St. Clair

31.4%

70,479

Libertarian

Steve Snow

3.1%

6,923

American Independent

Thomas J. Thompson

2.2%

5,023

Total Votes

224,469

1978

On November 7, 1978, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Paula Gordon (R) and Melvin Stanley (American Independent) in the general election.[42]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1978

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

63.4%

109,676

Republican

Paula Gordon

33.7%

58,332

American Independent

Melvin Stanley

2.8%

4,857

Total Votes

172,865

1976

On November 2, 1976, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Robert Vickers (R) and Melvin Stanley (American Independent) in the general election.[43]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1976

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

74.7%

147,064

Republican

Robert Vickers

23.3%

45,863

American Independent

Melvin Stanley

2%

3,889

Total Votes

196,816

1974

On November 4, 1974, George Miller won election to the United States House. He defeated Gary Fernandez (R) in the general election.[44]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1974

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Miller

55.6%

82,765

Republican

Gary Fernandez

44.4%

66,115

Total Votes

148,880

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Miller is available dating back to 2000. Based on available campaign finance records, Miller raised a total of $4,966,679 during that time period. This information was last updated on March 22, 2013.[45]

2012

Breakdown of the source of Miller's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Miller won re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Miller's campaign committee raised a total of $743,547 and spent $891,945.[50] This is less than the average $1.5 million spent by House winners in 2012.[51]

Lifetime voting record

According to the website GovTrack, Miller missed 1,709 of 22,905 roll call votes from January 1975 to March 2013. This amounts to 7.5%, which is worse than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.[55]

Congressional staff salaries

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Miller paid his congressional staff a total of $1,102,577 in 2011. He ranked 52nd on the list of the highest paid Democratic representative staff salaries and ranked 65th overall of the highest paid representative staff salaries in 2011. Overall, California ranked 5th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[56]

Net worth

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Miller's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $273,013 and $1,111,999. That averages to $692,506, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic representatives in 2011 of $5,107,874. His average net worth increased by 3.67% from 2010.[57]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Miller's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $259,013 and $1,076,999. That averages to $668,006, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.[58]